FAQ - Premium Website Builder and Banners

The following is a list of several of the more common questions that we receive regarding banner usage within the Premium Website Builder.

Before beginning with the Q & A, let's first review what specifically we are referring to by the banner. The banner is an image that shows in the top part of your website on every single page. Please see the screenshot below:

What size should my banner be?

For the best possible fit, you should create a banner that has the same size dimensions as the included banners for that template. You can determine your banner size in this chart that goes through all of the templates. If you don't wish to try finding your banner dimensions in the table, then you can also find the size of the included banners by doing the following:

Firefox

On the "2. Design" step, choose a default banner and click "Preview"

Right click on the banner and choose "View Background Image"

Right click on the banner and choose "Properties"

As you can see from the screenshot, the ideal banner size will be 504px by 254px.

Internet Explorer

On the "2. Design" step, choose a default banner and click "Preview"

Right click on the banner and choose "Save Background As..." and save the header image to your desktop

Right click on the image now on your desktop and choose "Properties" and then click the "Summary" Tab.

As you can see from the screenshot, the ideal banner size will be 504px by 254px.

How can I design a banner that looks like it fits with my template?

Many templates include a banner that is not simply a photo, but instead has special borders and other features.

Take for instance the following banner:

As you can see, the default banner image is not just a picture of a a plate of food, but it also has some design features such as the light blue arcs to the far left.

In this article, let's say I would like to use the following image as my banner:

When I upload this banner and preview, you can see from this screen shot that the image is stretched and does not look ideal.

The steps below require that you have some experience with editing images using an application like Photoshop or Gimp. While the Technical Support Department cannot edit or create banners for you, there are many sources online that can recommend programs to use and offer assistance with using them.